Nikky Finney…Poet, professor and author Nikki Finny sheds light on the powerful synergy between art, history and life. Her fourth book of poetry, Head Off & Split was awarded the 2011 National book Award for Poetry.
The Finland Phenomenon
The Finland Phenomenon…What’s the deal with Finland? Innovation Education Fellow at Harvard Tony Wagner discusses how Finland’s schools which are consistently ranked among the best in the world achieve this distinction while operating on a very different set of assumptions about effective learning and teaching than the US and many other countries...including no standardized tests. He also ties this together with his latest book Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change The World.
Baratunde Thurston Session
Beratunde Thurston….a technology-loving comedian “from the future” and former Director of Digital for The Onion joins IF to discuss his new book “ How to be Black” which offers a poignant and humorous look at the complexities of contemporary racial politics and personal identity.
We Meant Well
We Meant Well…Former US Foreign Service Officer and author Peter vanBuren provides an eyewitness account of the complex US effort to rebuild Iraq and his experiences in “helping lose the hearts and minds of the Iraqi people”.
Creative Capital Session
Four innovative and highly diverse Creative Capital supported artists from across the US come to IF stage to share their latest and often cutting-edge work and ideas.